Civil engineer · Cape Coral, FL
Civil engineer in Cape Coral: $2,350/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Cape Coral at $84,990 a year. About 730 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $62,760 and the 90th is $157,890. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,398/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,350 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sebring, about 67 miles away, at $3,510 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,350
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,990
$62,760 to $157,890
Rent (1 bd)
$1,398
$1,664 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
305th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $84,990.
- Taxes$1,401
- Rent$1,398
- Other living costs$1,933
- Left over$2,350
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,990
- Federal income tax
- −$10,312
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,502
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $68,176
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,398
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $531
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,331
Left over each month
$7,083 gross, minus $1,401 in tax and $3,331 in living costs.
$2,350
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sebring, $3,510/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Cape Coral?
$84,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Cape Coral?
$2,350 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,398, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Sebring, about 67 miles away, leaves $3,510 a month, more than Cape Coral.